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Chuck Schumer
just ask chuck schumer
June 23, 2013
Chuck Schumer Accurately Describes Experience of Owning a Cell Phone
“A ticking time-bomb, ready to explode.”
By
Caroline Bankoff
just ask chuck schumer
June 16, 2013
Chuck Schumer Endorses Caffeine, Drinking Outside
But not study drugs.
By
Delia Paunescu
america!
May 27, 2013
Statue of Liberty Still Bound by Security Squabbling
Schumer and Kelly restart the feud.
By
Margaret Hartmann
early and awkard
Apr. 10, 2013
Toomey Refused to Appear With Schumer
Smart move?
By
Dan Amira
airport security
Mar. 10, 2013
Chuck Schumer Wants to Keep Airplanes Completely Knife-Free
The senator called on the TSA to reverse its new guidelines.
By
Caroline Bankoff
gun control
Feb. 26, 2013
NRA Reveals Schumer’s Gun Registration Plan
Weeks of scheming, undone with a slip of the tongue.
By
Margaret Hartmann
he’s got jokes
Feb. 22, 2013
Chuck Schumer and Manhattan D.A. Vance Battle for Corny Pun Supremacy
The groaner Olympics begin here.
By
Kevin Roose
Jan. 28, 2013
Post
Claims Schumer Wants Beyoncé Apology
Those two things usually have something to do with one another.
By
Dan Amira
hurricane sandy
Dec. 28, 2012
Schumer’s NYU Announcement Is Too Clever by Half
Good news, bad joke.
By
Adam Martin
gun control
Dec. 22, 2012
Do Democrats Need to Like Gun Lovers?
Before the party can pass gun control, Charles Schumer says, they’ll have to warm up to gun lovers like him.
By
Geoffrey Gray
Oct. 9, 2012
Chuck Schumer Not a Fan of Tax Deal
“Little more than happy talk.”
By
Chris Smith
kids today
Sept. 9, 2012
Schumer Shares Kids’ Desire to Eat Candy-Colored Detergent Pods
“I don’t know why they make them look so delicious.”
By
Margaret Hartmann
dirty old men
Sept. 7, 2012
Schumer Wants Resolution Pushing Vito Lopez to Quit
“If the vote is 149–0, I think he’d have to step down.”
By
Brett Smiley
happy memorial day
May 28, 2012
Schumer Celebrates Memorial Day With Important Grill Brush Warning
The Senator is passionate about barbecue safety.
By
Margaret Hartmann
just ask chuck schumer
May 27, 2012
Chuck Schumer Defends Parents’ Rights to Sit by Their Kids on Planes
Many airlines are charging more for consecutive seats.
By
Andre Tartar
billionaire boys club
May 17, 2012
Eduardo Saverin Invites Ire for Tax ‘Scheme’
Introducing the “Ex-PATRIOT” Act.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the war on drugs
Mar. 21, 2012
Queens Councilman’s War on Synthetic Pot
This scourge has landed over 50 people in New York ERs.
By
Andre Tartar
marriage
Mar. 19, 2012
Chuck Schumer Rides His Bike Where He Wants to Ride His Bike
Including on the PPW bike lane his wife hates.
By
Noreen Malone
Feb. 20, 2012
Chuck Schumer Is a Big Fan of ‘L.L. Kool Herc’
Bet you didn’t realize Schumer was so into hip-hop!
By
Dan Amira
chuck schumer
Jan. 8, 2012
Schumer: New Painkillers Will Increase Crime
The senator says stronger drugs will lead to more pharmacy holdups.
By
Azriel James Relph
senate fight!
Nov. 30, 2011
Chuck Schumer Plays the 9/11 Card
Hard
In Argument With John McCain
He was only trying to defend the good name of Long Island.
By
Dan Amira
revolt like an egyptian
Aug. 22, 2011
America Has Decided on Its Reward for Helping to Topple Qaddafi: The Lockerbie Mastermind
Senators, presidential candidates, and political observers want him back in prison, ASAP.
By
Dan Amira
cell phones
Aug. 22, 2011
Chuck Schumer on the Side of Phone Losers
Especially if they don’t have Verizon.
By
Caroline Bankoff
terrorble
May 9, 2011
Chuck Schumer Suggests Not Letting Terrorists Blow Up Trains
Interesting.
By
Dan Amira
early and awkward
Mar. 29, 2011
Chuck Schumer Caught Programming His Fellow Senate Robots
“I always use the word extreme,” Mr. Schumer said. “That is what the caucus instructed me to use this week.”
By
Dan Amira
whose road is it anyway?
Mar. 28, 2011
Chuck Schumer Mysteriously Quiet About Bike Lane His Wife Hates
He’s refusing to comment on the Prospect Park West bike lane.
By
Dan Amira
r. kelly
Mar. 13, 2011
Chuck Schumer Wants Ray Kelly to Take Over the FBI
Come September, the top spot at the FBI will be vacant.
By
Mike Vilensky
early and awkward
Feb. 1, 2011
In Which Senator Chuck Schumer Gets Snubbed by Snooki
This has to be a low point in his career.
By
Dan Amira
Jan. 16, 2011
Peace and Civility to Reign Throughout the Land
Starting with minimally downgraded political attack language.
By
Adam Pasick
health carnage
Jan. 4, 2011
A Single Republican Congressman Has Decided to Forgo Government Health Insurance
Everyone else is a socialist.
By
Dan Amira
never forget
Dec. 22, 2010
Deal Reached on 9/11 Health-Care Bill [Update: It Passed]
Tom Coburn gets some concession in exchange for not killing the bill.
By
Dan Amira
never forget
Dec. 20, 2010
A Handful of Republicans Have Finally Been Convinced to Help Sick Ground Zero Workers
Why was that so hard to begin with?
By
Dan Amira
election hangover
Dec. 14, 2010
Matt Damon Will Not Humiliate Himself for New York’s Amusement After All
He was going to wear a Yankees hat if New Yorkers voted for the Working Families Party.
By
Dan Amira
blackout in a can
Nov. 16, 2010
National Four Loko Prohibition Set to Begin at Any Moment
The FDA will ban it across the country, Chuck Schumer says.
By
Dan Amira
drinking
Nov. 14, 2010
New Yorkers Have Approximately One More Month to Get Drunk on Four Loko
After that, we’re Loko-less.
By
Mike Vilensky
election hangover
Nov. 3, 2010
Chuck Schumer Will Let Harry Reid Keep His Terrible Job
He will indefinitely defer his dream of becoming majority leader.
By
Dan Amira
early and often
Nov. 3, 2010
Republicans Have a Mixed Night in New York
They were shut out in statewide races, and it’s unclear what will happen with the State Senate, but they did manage to flip five Democratically held congressional seats.
By
Dan Amira
early and often
Nov. 2, 2010
Andrew Cuomo, Kirsten Gillibrand, and Chuck Schumer Cruise to Victory
Shocking, no?
By
Dan Amira
early and often
Oct. 25, 2010
Jay Townsend Tries to Paladino-ize Chuck Schumer
Remember that time Schumer called a flight attendant a bad name behind her back?
By
Dan Amira
crossing over
Aug. 12, 2010
Congress Passes $600 Million Border-Security Bill
Schumer: “It will clear the path for restarting bipartisan discussions.”
By
Nitasha Tiku
crossing over
Aug. 6, 2010
Schumer-Backed Bill Will Send 1,500 New Agents to Border
Senate passes $600 million measure.
By
Josh Duboff
reefer madness
June 27, 2010
Which New York Politicians Have Smoked Pot, and How Embarrassed Are They About It?
Some pretend they didn’t enjoy it, some lie, and some flat out brag about it.
By
Dan Amira
gossipmonger
June 17, 2010
Cameron Diaz Would Like to Remind You That If She Has Sex With a Woman, That Doesn’t Make Her a Lesbian
It just makes her an aging starlet trying to stay relevant, okay?
flotilla fallout
June 6, 2010
Schumer Believes Gaza Flotilla May Be Connected to Al Qaeda
’The American people and the world deserve the full story.’
By
Josh Duboff
terrorble
May 13, 2010
Homeland Security Funding for New York City Actually Going Up
The White House tries to get New York pols to calm down.
By
Dan Amira
security
May 12, 2010
White House to Cut Anti-Terror Funding for NYC
Schumer: “[It] shows they just don’t get it and are not doing right by New York City.”
By
Josh Duboff
crossing over
May 6, 2010
Chuck Schumer Is Writing Funny Letters to People
He asks Arizona’s governor to try to delay the state’s immigration law for a year.
By
Dan Amira
crossing over
Apr. 30, 2010
So, What’s Happening With Immigration Reform?
It’s either definitely happening this year, definitely not happening this year, or maybe happening this year.
By
Dan Amira
facebook
Apr. 27, 2010
Schumer Pressures Facebook to Change Privacy Settings
If there was a “dislike” button, Schumer would be all over it.
By
Josh Duboff
early and often
Apr. 26, 2010
Guy Volunteers to Be Slaughtered by Chuck Schumer
Jay Townsend will announce his failed senatorial bid this Saturday.
By
Dan Amira
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